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‘Civil liberties have deteriorated in State’
2 years, 3 months ago

‘Civil liberties have deteriorated in State’

The Hindu  

Civil liberties have deteriorated in Karnataka over the last few years, human rights and civil rights activists in the State contend. And there is a collusion between these two forces,” said Arvind Narrain, president, People’s Union of Civil Liberties, Karnataka. Ever since Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai made the infamous “action-reaction” statement to defend moral policing last year, several fringe Hindutva …

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"This Cannot Continue"- Supreme Court Issues Notice To States, UTs, High Court Registrars On Plea Against Continued Use Of 66A IT Act
3 years, 4 months ago

"This Cannot Continue"- Supreme Court Issues Notice To States, UTs, High Court Registrars On Plea Against Continued Use Of 66A IT Act

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to States, Union Territories and Registrar of High Courts in a plea filed by Peoples Union for Civil Liberties seeking various directions and guidelines against the FIRs under provision of Section 66A struck down by Shreya Singhal case judgement. Supreme Court had on July 5th issued notice while expressing shock at the practice …

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66A IT Act- 'Police & Police Order Are State Subjects, Primary Responsibility To Implement Shreya Singhal's Judgement Rests With States': Centre Submits Before Supreme Court
3 years, 4 months ago

66A IT Act- 'Police & Police Order Are State Subjects, Primary Responsibility To Implement Shreya Singhal's Judgement Rests With States': Centre Submits Before Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Centre has submitted before the Supreme Court that Police and Police order being state subjects, the primary responsibility to ensure implementation of Shreya Singhal's judgement which had struck down Section 66 A of the IT Act lies with the State. While expressing shock at the practice of police registering FIRs under Section 66A of the IT Act, which was …

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Defending Human Rights, Challenging State Impunity : Henri Tiphagne's Talk At Kannabiran Lecture
3 years, 10 months ago

Defending Human Rights, Challenging State Impunity : Henri Tiphagne's Talk At Kannabiran Lecture

Live Law  

Abstract: Kanna advanced the argument that there should not be any form of prior sanction for prosecuting a policeman in a Human Rights Court. I think it is important to also recall Kanna's contribution particularly to the establishment of Human Rights Courts in Tamilnadu. PUCL requested People's Watch which had just established a Documentation Centre to provide the lawyers and …

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PUCL Moves SC Seeking SIT Investigation Into Vikas Dubey Encounter; Judicial Probe Into Encounters & Their Political Nexus [Read Application]
4 years, 5 months ago

PUCL Moves SC Seeking SIT Investigation Into Vikas Dubey Encounter; Judicial Probe Into Encounters & Their Political Nexus [Read Application]

Live Law  

The People's Union for Civil Liberties has moved the Supreme Court expressing concern over dilution of the "Rule of Law" in view of the "shocking" Vikas Dubey encounter case. An application has been filed before the Court, seeking constitution of a Special Investigation Team to probe the alleged police encounter of Kanpur gangster Vikas Dubey and his aides, Amar Dubey …

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